Four Days in Sienna Canyon: read-along
Four Days in Sienna Canyon as a read-along for the projector: 21 pages, 2501 words, level 12, grade 7.
Page 1 of 21
"Come on, map boy," Uncle Rudy called back. "Hup, hup." Mateo Ibarra did not like to be hurried, and by the second morning of the trip his uncle had hurried him eleven times. Uncle Rudy was a big, loud, cheerful man who believed that daylight was money and that anyone who was not walking was spending it. Mateo believed that a slot canyon was the most interesting place he had ever been, and that nobody ought to pass through it without looking. The walls of Sienna Canyon rose a hundred feet on either side, glowing orange and rose and gold, so narrow in places that he could touch both of them with his elbows, and far above them the sky was a long blue ribbon.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 12, Grade 7
- 21 pages, 2501 words, about 19 minutes aloud
- A story, a little spooky
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About Four Days in Sienna Canyon
Mateo steps away from his uncle's hiking group to take one photograph, and a flash flood in a Utah slot canyon splits the canyon in two. With a quarter bottle of water and a folded map, he has to work out what the canyon is telling him.
Words to preview
- ledge (LEJ)
- narrow rock shelf
- inventory (IN-vun-tor-ee)
- list of items
- contour (KON-toor)
- height line
- ration (RASH-un)
- use sparingly
- overhang (OH-ver-hang)
- jutting rock
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does Four Days in Sienna Canyon take to read aloud?
It has 21 pages and 2501 words, so about 19 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Four Days in Sienna Canyon?
Level 12, Grade 7. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 12 sits at grade 7. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
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Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library. It is not copied from a published book.
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